Wrk-organisedconfusion Mtp Sessions Thread |
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Jan 14 2009, 09:37 PM |
I will listen to it. Don't worry ..
Don't force it !! Do those exercise for just a few minutes and then stop. It will become easier with time. |
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Jan 15 2009, 11:55 AM |
Resume: Session #1
Each session will cover different topics, but for you it should not stop there. Take the time and come back to each topic and continue from there. For this i would like to give you a small resume of what we have done. Our first session was Muris's - Phrygian Soloing (Beginner) lesson. A nice solo, which you played really well and you did some great progress between the two uploaded takes. I think you got an idea how to use technics like slide-ins and legato to make a solo more connected and in this case more smooth. Bends and vibrato need a long time, but you started to focus on this during this lesson. Choose some lessons of the same kind, easy nice melodies, long notes and apply the same tools. Just continue like that and all will come together. Here are some examples for you to continue on your own: Muris's - Beginner Solo in D Muris's - Harmonic Minor for Beginner You did your first experiences with hammer-on and pull-off exercises. You told me you feel some progress, but you mentioned as well that it is stressful for your left hand. This is completely normal and you have to be patient and of course careful with that. Take your time. Try to integrate them slowly into your regular practice routine. You worked on the alternate picking exercise, but i don't know how this was going for you. Maybe upload a take when you feel ready or if you have questions. We will continue with this with the goal to integrate them as a part of your daily routine. As an theory extension, i gave you a little quiz to transpose the legato shapes along the fretboard (key of Bb Major). Which you managed to do on the b and g string. Task and easier would have been to stay on e and b string and transpose them here, but this doesn't matter as you understood the structure of each shape as chord notes (root, 3rd, 5th, 7th). This post has been edited by wrk: Jan 15 2009, 12:22 PM |
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Jan 15 2009, 12:17 PM |
OC I found this video a few months ago. It might be helpful. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c9UqbkjC6k *leaves*
-------------------- [color="#808080"]Guitars: Epiphone Les Paul Gothic with EMG 81 and 85, Crafter Acoustic, ESP LTD F-205
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Jan 15 2009, 12:22 PM |
SESSION #2
1 LESSON - Main Part Now it's time for some rhythm guitar and you have a choice between a few lessons from Joe Kataldo's "I got Rhythm Guitar" series. You should try to do at least one lesson from each group, Chords A and Rhythm B, because it will cover two different technics of rhythm guitar. A : Chord Picking: Both lessons are quite similar, but the picking is a bit different. I suggest you to get first familiar with the chord progression and after concentrate on the picking. Which is not complicated, but to play it really constant can be a challenge. Joe did four lessons with this technic. Here are the first two (I and II): Joe's - Arpeggiated Chords I Goal:
B : Rhythm Picking/Riffing: You should not have any problems with this lesson, but it has to be played really tight. Focus on that. Read and listen to Joe's explanation. Even if palm muting is not new for you. To find the good spot between muting and still hearing the different notes is not easy. This is not a fast lesson, so you should be ok with joe's backings he provided. Joe's - I Got Rhythm Guitar 2 - Palm Muting The Muted Arpeggios Lesson can be a bit difficult, but there are a lot repetitive shapes. Once you have them down you can concentrate on constant alternate picking and muting. Choose a speed which is comfortable for you. Joe provided backings from 80 bpm to 90 bpm. You can and should use my drum loops from session #1 to practice at slower speed first. No need to play the complete lesson. I would prefer you play the first 4 bars clean and repeat this shape a few times instead the whole lesson with timing mistakes. Joe's - I Got Rhythm Guitar 5 - Muted Arpeggios Goal:
__________________________________________________________ 2 Legato Exercises - additional part (hammer-on/pull-off) I initially planed to extend the same exercise over 3-Strings in this session. Workouts are really useful, but really demanding as well for your hands. It is important to integrate them slowly into your practice routine. I realized that it would be to early to go further after only one week. I would like you to continue with the same exercise in this session. Keep the following points in mind:
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__________________________________________________________ 3 Alternate Picking - additional part We continue with the same alternate picking exercise from session #1, but i give you the second shape (bar 5-8). Again a simplified version of Muris's "C Minor Picking Etude". This shape involves to skip the b string. Again, the goal is NOT to play this exercise at 160bpm. Use my drum loops from session #1 and start with 60 bpm. Goal:
With this second shape, you will have the two different picking patterns mainly used in this (simplified) lesson. I have edited Muris's complete GP file in the same way. You can continue if you like, but as said previously, you want to focus on the right hand, so the left hand should not need any effort. Really feel each stroke and gradually increase speed if you want. Important is control, not speed! Observe your right hand and try to be as relaxed as possible. I suggest you to experiment with different picking angles or attack you use to pick the strings, before increasing speed. MTP_ex_Alternate_picking_etude_simplified_5_8.gp5 ( 2.29K ) Number of downloads: 105 muris_alternate_picking_etude_simple.gp5 ( 8.61K ) Number of downloads: 111 __________________________________________________________ Deadlines : I think we found now a weekly rhythm. Focus this week on the main part "rhythm lessons" and integrate slowly and step by step the workouts. Upload multiple takes if you like. I will try to give quickly feedback or suggestions, which you can try to apply in your next take. Have fun OC and i am really looking forward to hear your takes .. Andy This post has been edited by wrk: Jan 22 2009, 04:25 PM |
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